North Dakota Money Follows the Person

Housing Resources & Publications

Tenant Resource Guide to renting affordable house (PDF)
Becoming a Tenant (PDF)

Training Opportunities

Resource Guides:

MFP Housing Program

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Housing Program helps people who are elderly or disabled to access decent, safe, and affordable housing. The MFP Housing Program team is tasked with finding decent, safe, affordable housing for persons who are MFP qualified and wish to transition out of institutions or nursing facilities and back into the community in the least restrictive setting possible. The MFP Housing Program staff includes a State Housing Facilitator (SHF) and four Consumer Housing Resource Specialists (CHRS) located in Minot, Grand Forks, Fargo, and Bismarck.

Session Title	Date	Archived Recordings
Session 1: Fair Housing Speaker: Department of Labor - Kiersten Smith	April 15, 2025 1:30pm - 3:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 2: Alzheimer's and Dementia Speaker: Alzheimer's Association - Melanie Gaebe	April 22, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Recording is not available
Session 3: Leadership Skills Speaker: Nicky Holzworth, OTR/L	April 29, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 4: Students in Transition/Homelessness in Schools Speaker: Sherrice Roness, Bismarck Public Schools	May 6, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 5: Service animals Speaker:Kiersten Smith, Department of Labor	May 13, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 6: Sleep & Smartphones Speaker: Nicky Holzworth, OTR/L	May 20, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 7: De-Escalation Speaker: Eric Houglum, The Village Family service center	May 27, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Recording is not available
Session 8: 1915i - Department of Health &Human Services Speaker: Cody Stanley	June 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 9: Building the Message: How to Effectively work with the Media Speaker: Erin Hemme FroslieSponsored by Great Plains Housing Authority	June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 3:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 10: Calming the STRESS REPSONSE Speaker: Nicky Holzworth, OTR/L	June 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now
Session 11: Evictions Speaker: Christina Wenko	June 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30 pm CST	Watch Now

Contact Information:

Cheryl Merck, Project Director:
701-858-3580, Cheryl.merck@minotstateu.edu

Kylie Erickson, Assistant Project Director (Bismarck area):
605-280-6867, kylie.a.erickson@minotstateu.edu

Paige Walters (Bismarck area):
701-934-4608, paige.walters@minotstateu.edu

Bill Schafer (Bismarck area):
701-390-5336, william.schafer.1@minotstateu.edu

Nicole Thompson (Bismarck area):
701-858-3109 nicole.thompson1@minotstateu.edu

Alene Foell (Grand Forks area):
701-732-0279, alene.foell@minotstateu.edu

Ranita Aughtman (Grand Forks area):
218-416-1239, ranita.aughtman@minotstateu.edu

Samantha Bounds (Grand Forks area):
701-858-4181, samantha.bounds@minotstateu.edu

Twila Allee (Minot Area):
701-858-3408, Twila.allee@minotstateu.edu

Nicole Chase (Minot Area):
701-858-3611, nicole.chase@minotstateu.edu

Madesyn Holm (Minot Area):
701-858-3011, madesyn.porterfield@minotstateu.edu

Julie Moser (Jamestown Area):
701-269-4190, Julie.moser@minotstateu.edu

Molly Anderson (Fargo Area):
701-960-9780, molly.anderson.3@minotstateu.edu

Jill Bergemann (Fargo Area):
701-680-4472, Jill.bergemann@minotstateu.edu

Isabel Parton (Fargo Area):
701-732-0678, isabel.parton@minotstateu.edu

Bria (Bree) Johnson (Fargo Area):
701-997-2066, bria.johnson@minotstateu.edu

Ethan Webster (Fargo Area):
701-858-3877, ethan.webster@minotstateu.edu

Stacey Folstad-Magandy, Administrative Assistant:
701-858-3579, stacey.folstadmagand@minotstateu.edu

If you believe you have experienced discrimination because of your; race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, familial status, national origin, or status with respect to marriage or public assistance, contact:
ND Department of Labor, Human Rights Division
Phone: (701) 328-2660 or
ND toll-free 1-800-582-8032
TTY (Relay ND): 1-800-366-6888 or 800-366-6889